(historical) A covered metal pan attached to a long handle, holding live coals and used to warm a bed.
beswarmed
beswarmed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beswarm
birdwoman
birdwoman
noun
(informal) a female aviator.
A mythological creature that is part woman and part bird.
A woman who works with birds.
birdwomen
birdwomen
noun
plural of birdwoman
blindworm
blindworm
noun
Anguis fragilis (slowworm), a small species of legless lizard.
bloodworm
bloodworm
noun
Alternative spelling of blood worm
bondwoman
bondwoman
noun
A woman who is bound in servitude; a female slave.
bondwomen
bondwomen
noun
plural of bondwoman
broomweed
broomweed
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Gutierrezia.
broomwood
clampdown
clampdown
noun
A sudden repressive or punitive restriction or control
comedowns
comedowns
noun
plural of comedown
dameworts
darwinism
darwinism
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Darwinism.
deathworm
dembowski
demiworld
deworming
deworming
noun
The elimination of parasitic worms from an animal.
verb
present participle of deworm
dimwitted
dimwitted
adj
Alternative spelling of dim-witted
downcomer
downcomer
noun
A large external pipe in a water-tube boiler, carrying unheated water from the steam drum down to the water drum as part of the circulation path.
A pipe for leading the hot gases from the top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators, boilers, etc.
downcomes
downcomes
noun
plural of downcome
downtimes
downtimes
noun
plural of downtime
dreamwise
dummyweed
dustwoman
dustwoman
noun
(Britain) Female equivalent of dustman; a woman employed to collect domestic refuse.
dwarfisms
dwarfisms
noun
plural of dwarfism
emboweled
embowered
embowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embower
embrowned
embrowned
adj
Made brown; browned.
Made dark or dusky (“having a rather dark shade of colour”); darkened.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of embrown
empowered
empowered
adj
(US) Acting with confidence.
(US) Having been given the power to make choices relevant to one's situation.
Having been given powers.
noun
One who is empowered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of empower
endowment
endowment
noun
(Mormonism) A ceremony designed to prepare participants for their role in the afterlife.
(insurance) Endowment assurance or pure endowment.
Property or funds invested for the support and benefit of a person or not-for-profit institution.
Something with which a person or thing is endowed.
fromwards
fromwards
prep
(now dialectal) away from
gourdworm
gourdworm
noun
(obsolete) A fluke or trematode worm, especially the liver fluke.
hebrewdom
hebrewdom
Noun
The Hebreish community.
The spirit or quality of the Hebrew people.
hempweeds
hempweeds
noun
plural of hempweed
homewards
homewards
adj
Leading toward home.
adv
towards home
imbowered
imbowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbower
imbrowned
imbrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imbrown
impowered
impowered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of impower
jimmyweed
lambsdown
lemonweed
lemonweed
noun
Lithospermum ruderale, a flowering plant in the borage family, native to western North America.
lemonwood
lemonwood
noun
A small evergreen tree, Pittosporum eugenioides, from New Zealand, whose leaves smell of lemon when crushed
macdowell
madawaska
maplewood
markdowns
markdowns
noun
plural of markdown
matchwood
matchwood
noun
wood, often in the form of splinters, suitable for making matches
mcandrews
meadowbur
meadowing
meadowink
meadsweet
meadsweet
noun
meadowsweet.
megawords
megawords
noun
plural of megaword
meltdowns
meltdowns
noun
plural of meltdown
microword
middleway
midewiwin
midewiwin
Proper noun
A secretive religion of the aboriginal groups of the Maritimes, New England and Great Lakes regions in North America.
midweekly
midweekly
adj
Occurring midweek.
midwifery
midwifery
noun
The practice and science of being a midwife.
midwifing
midwifing
verb
(rare) present participle of midwife
midwinter
midwinter
noun
The middle of winter.
The winter solstice; about December 21st or 22nd.
midwintry
midwintry
adj
Resembling or characteristic of midwinter.
midwiving
midwiving
verb
present participle of midwife
mildewing
mildewing
verb
present participle of mildew
milkweeds
milkweeds
noun
plural of milkweed
milkwoods
milkwoods
noun
plural of milkwood
misawards
misawards
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of misaward
misreward
miswedded
miswedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of miswed
miswisdom
misworded
misworded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misword
moldwarps
moldwarps
noun
plural of moldwarp
moonwards
moosewood
moosewood
noun
Hobblebush, Viburnum lantanoides.
Leatherwood (genus Dirca or specifically Dirca palustris)
Striped maple (Acer pensylvanicum)
mouldwarp
mouldwarp
noun
(now regional, archaic) A mole, Talpa europea.
moundwork
mudminnow
mudminnow
noun
Any member of the family Umbridae of ray-finned freshwater fish found in temperate regions across the Northern Hemisphere.
multiword
multiword
adj
Alternative form of multi-word
odalwoman
orhamwood
powderman
powderman
noun
A man in charge of gunpowder.
prewarmed
prewarmed
adj
(computer graphics, of a particle system) Initialized with the illusion of prior activity.
Warmed in advance.
pygmyweed
romewards
romewards
Adverb
Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic church.
roundworm
roundworm
noun
An invertebrate animal of the phylum Nematoda and other similar phyla. Many species of roundworms are parasites.
rowdyisms
rowdyisms
noun
plural of rowdyism
sandworms
sandworms
noun
plural of sandworm
semiwoody
semiwoody
adj
Somewhat or partly woody.
smallwood
smartweed
smartweed
noun
Any of a number of plants in the genus Persicaria (formerly Polygonum).
smokewood
smokewood
noun
Any of various plants that are used to produce smoke when burned.
The virgin's bower (Clematis vitalba), whose porous stems were traditionally smoked by boys.
stampweed
stemwards
stemwards
adv
(botany, nautical) Towards a stem
stormward
stormwind
stormwind
noun
A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm.
sumpweeds
sumpweeds
noun
plural of sumpweed
swampland
swampland
noun
(countable, uncountable) Low-lying land that is regularly flooded; especially such land that is drier than a bog or a marsh.
(uncountable, physics) The set of all possible string theories.
swampside
swampside
noun
The land lying alongside a swamp.
swampweed
swampweed
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Hygrophila.
Any weed that is found in, or commonly grows in, a swamp.
The plant Selliera radicans.
swampwood
swordsman
swordsman
noun
(informal) A man who is a skillful or enthusiastic practitioner of sexual intercourse.
A person skilled at using swords in sport or combat; a fencer.
A person who fights with a sword.
swordsmen
swordsmen
noun
plural of swordsman
unimbowed
unwhelmed
unwhelmed
adj
Not engulfed or submerged; (figuratively) not overcome with emotion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unwhelm
unwisdoms
unwisdoms
noun
plural of unwisdom
wadmaking
waiterdom
waiterdom
noun
The realm or sphere of waiters.
wampished
wampished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wampish
wardrooms
wardrooms
noun
plural of wardroom
wardsmaid
wardsmaid
noun
A woman who manages a ward.
wardwoman
wardwomen
wealdsman
wealdsman
Noun
a man from the Weald.
wealdsmen
weirdsome
weirdsome
adj
Marked by weirdness; strange; mysterious.
weldments
weldments
noun
plural of weldment
wemodness
whimpered
whimpered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of whimper
whitedamp
whitedamp
noun
A noxious mixture of gases formed by the combustion of coal, usually in an enclosed environment such as a mine.
whoredoms
whoredoms
noun
plural of whoredom
wimbledon
wimbledon
Proper noun
The principal business area and suburb in the London Borough of Merton.
The Wimbledon Championships, a prestigious tennis tournament.
windmills
windmills
noun
plural of windmill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of windmill
windmilly
windmilly
adj
(informal) Having many windmills.
windowman
windstorm
windstorm
noun
A storm in which there are strong, violent winds but no precipitation.
wisdomful
wisdomful
adj
Full of wisdom.
wizardism
wizardism
noun
Wizardry; black magic.
womanbody
womanhead
womanhead
noun
Obsolete form of womanhood.
womanhood
womanhood
noun
(euphemistic) The female genitalia, especially the vulva.
All of the women of a given place, area, or subgroup regarded collectively.
The idealized nature of a woman: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness regarded collectively.
The self-concept of a woman with respect to her possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to womanliness; a woman's sense or view of herself as being more or less womanly.
The state or condition of being a woman.
womanised
womanised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of womanise
womanized
womanized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of womanize
womankind
womankind
noun
Women, taken collectively.
womenkind
womenkind
noun
All women around the world viewed as one entity.
woodworms
woodworms
noun
plural of woodworm
wordmaker
wordmaker
noun
Someone who invents or coins new words.
wordsmith
wordsmith
noun
One who uses words skillfully.
verb
To apply craftsman-like skills to word use.
wormholed
wormholed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of wormhole
wormseeds
wormseeds
noun
plural of wormseed
wormwoods
wormwoods
noun
plural of wormwood
wowserdom
wowserdom
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The realm or sphere of wowsers (moral crusaders).